Burt’s Bees Res-Q Ointment: Look at the label
Res-Q Ointment is the 15th best selling beauty product on Amazon.com this week. It sounds sort of like a drug product because it promises to “comfort life’s bumps and bruises.” Let’s look at the label to see what makes it so rescue-y.
Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil
Emollients with some moisturizing properties.
Beeswax
The “backbone” of the formula that gives it body and texture.
Symphytum officinale (comfrey) root extract
A natural source of allantoin, a skin healing agent.
Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter
Natural moisturizer.
Triticum vul...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - April 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Our May Cover Girl Is...Kelly Osbourne!
Kelly Osbourne is one fierce chick -- and we're thrilled to feature her in our May issue.
The Fashion Police star, who is known for her hilarious commentary, sleek red carpet picks and her famous lavender mane, is candid when it comes to talking about her 70-pound weight loss. "I still call myself a former fat person, and when you're an FFP, you still see yourself as the person you used to be," the 28-year-old told us. (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - April 12, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Celebrity Cover Star Kelly Osbourne Source Type: blogs
The Montessori Method for Alzheimer’s Care
Dr. Montessori believed devoutly (as do we) that every person deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. She encourages us to celebrate each person’s individual gifts.
By Tom and Karen Brenner
Alzheimer's Reading Room
He first stacked the pink tower cubes from the largest to the smallest, very slowly and carefully placing the smallest cube right in the center on top. He leaned back and smiled at this accomplishment. Then the pink tower was carefully dismantled and, to our amazement, reassembled upside down!
This time the smallest cube became the supporting base as the painstaking task of building the tower u...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 7, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Aged care activity box for emergency departments.
At a recent meeting one of my colleagues proposed we start a dementia activity box for our department.
This, I thought, sounds like a particularly good idea, and might even be extended to include some resources for the aged without dementia.
As a department, we are very good at providing play equipment and distraction activities for our paediatric patients, but the elderly spend far longer in our care and are oftentimes left staring at the ceiling. For ever.
It got me thinking as to what sort of kit we would include in such an activity box. Here are some ideas I came up with for patients with and without dementia (comments...
Source: impactEDnurse - March 27, 2013 Category: Nurses Authors: impactEDnurse Tags: the nurses desk: Source Type: blogs
What’s the difference between unscented and fragrance free?
NoahJenda needs to know…I’ve been looking for a good unscented body wash, and recently decided to try Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash. The front of the bottle clearly labels it as “unscented” so I decided to buy some. I looked quickly at the ingredients, but didn’t read them closely enough in the store. When I showered with it that night, I noticed that it did not seem to be unscented but had a light, perfumed smell. Checking the ingredients carefully, I was discouraged to see “fragrance” listed. I wrote to Dove and asked them why something labeled as “unscented” had &#...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Aromatherapy for Your Hospital Stay
There are three great essential oils that can be used safely and effectively while you are in the hospital. Lavender, lemon, and peppermint are all used in the hospital I work in, to help patients feel better and use less medicine.Contributor: Laurie McLean RN ONCPublished: Feb 21, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - February 21, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Help for Highly Sensitive People in Big Cities
Being a highly sensitive person (HSP) can feel overwhelming.
Being an HSP in a big, boisterous city can feel utterly unbearable. That’s because HSPs have a hard time screening out stimuli. Specifically, the problem lies in artificial stimulation, according to Ted Zeff, Ph.D, a psychologist and author of three books on HSPs, including The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide and his newest book Raise an Emotionally Healthy Boy.
All sights, sounds and smells aren’t created equal. Compare a big city’s bright lights, big crowds, honking horns, pollution and bumper-to-bumper traffic with a smaller town’s hiking t...
Source: World of Psychology - February 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General Green and Environment Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Personality Psychology Self-Help Stress Bad Situation Bright Lights Bumper To Bumper Bumper Traffic Cacophony Chirping Birds City Stress Gratin Source Type: blogs
Does “Silver/Purple” Shampoo Really Cancel Brassy Colors?
Makeup At Midnight says…Ever since I’ve been dying my hair blonde, I’ve been told by many people to treat my hair with a “purple/silver” toning shampoo or conditioner every few days to help prevent my hair from getting a brassy tone to it. Supposedly, this works by ‘color theory’ in the way that the purple toner in the shampoo is able to cancel out the brassy yellow colors in the hair. An example of such a product is the AG Sterling Silver line, one that I’ve been using myself (although I’m still skeptical). My question is, does these types of products actually work to ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
A “Nutrition Prescription” For Fighting Cold and Flu
Medicine isn’t the only way to fight off cold and flu. Food can be your medicine too. I was on Let’s Talk Live recently sharing a nutrition prescription to help you stay healthy. Below are some highlights from the segment.
There are basically two big tricks to beating winter “bugs”: reducing inflammation and boosting immunity. So whether you’re trying to prevent sickness or recover ASAP, all the foods I mention below will help you.
Spicy Lamb Korma
I created this recipe for www.leanonlamb.com – it’s a spicy lamb korma that you make in the slow cooker. Lamb is nutrient rich, and packed ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food nutrition recipes anti-inflammatory digestive health fermented foods gut health immunity kefir korma lamb pistachios prevent colds prevent flu tumeric vegetables Source Type: blogs
How Does a Paraffin Manicure Work?
Renee asks…How do paraffin manicures work?
The Beauty Brains respond:
A paraffin manicure is a treatment that involves plunging your hands (or feet) into hot, molten wax. The wax is then covered with plastic and allowed to “soak into” your skin. When the hardened wax shell is removed, you skin is left feeling smooth and moisturized. The process supposedly improves the quality of your manicure and some people even allege that it opens pores to release toxins and even soothes arthritis.
Waxing eloquent
Believe it or not, the magic ingredient in a paraffin manicure is not really paraffin at all, it̵...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
